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Farbers give $10M to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield

Pharmaceutical industry veteran William Farber and his wife, Audrey, have made a $10 million gift to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.

The gift establishes an endowment for the temple’s Susan and Rabbi Harold Loss Early Childhood Center, the temple said in a news release.

The endowment, in turn, will support the center’s preschool program and provide yearly scholarships to temple members seeking a Jewish education for their preschool to kindergarten-aged children.

William Farber, chairman emeritus of Philadelphia-based generic drug manufacturer Lannett Co. Inc., and his wife have been longtime members of Temple Israel — one of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in the country — and live in West Bloomfield.

Farber, now in his 80s, retired from Lannett in 2011 after serving as chairman of the board for 20 years.

Prior to joining Lannett, Farber was CEO of the former Michigan Pharmacal Corp. in Auburn Hills from 1965 through 1990 and a registered pharmacist in Michigan for more than 40 years, among other positions, according to Forbes.com.